Civics Education

Civics Education

Welcome! Our Civics Education section features educational resources and materials for teaching and learning about the judicial branch and its role in our democracy.

What's New

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye highlights the importance of civics, and why it is of special interest to her as leader of the state Judicial Branch. See the full story on the NBC4 Los Angeles website. Learn about the Chief Justice's Civics Learning Initiative.

Civic Learning California Summit Video

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Student-speaker Diana Ledezma, a Senior at Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Tech Academy, shares her experience a young civic leader at the Civic Learning California Summit. Her school was a recipient of the 2013 Civic Learning Award of Excellence.

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California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye and a committee of civic leaders organized the Civic Learning California Summit to examine successes and barriers to increasing civic literacy in California. The event was filled to capacity and featured special guest U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (Ret.).